HMS Berwick (1743)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Berwick.

Berwick
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Berwick
Ordered	5 December 1740
Builder	Deptford Dockyard
Launched	13 June 1743
Fate	Broken up, 1760
General characteristics
Class and type	1733 proposals 70-gun third-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1280
Length	151 ft (46.0 m) (gundeck)
Beam	43 ft 5 in (13.2 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 9 in (5.4 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	70 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounders Upper gundeck: 26 × 12-pounders Quarterdeck: 14 × 6-pounders Forecastle: 4 × 6-pounders

Plan of the attack against Fort Louis now Fort George, at Point à Pitre by a squadron, detached from Commodore Moore and commanded by Captain Wm. Harman of Berwick on 14 February 1759

HMS Berwick was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Joseph Allin the younger to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Deptford Dockyard, and launched on 13 June 1743. It participated in the Battle of Toulon on 22–23 February 1744 under the command of Sir Edward Hawke.

She was a part of the attack on Guadeloupe against Fort Louis (now Fort George), at Point à Pitre by a squadron, detached from Commodore Moore and commanded by Captain Wm. Harman of Berwick on 14 February 1759.

Berwick was broken up in 1760.

References

• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.